Recommended Books For Writers

Introduce what the main character wants and the first action they take to accomplish that goal. Pauline, damned determined she was going to find a way out of the half-filled dumspter, held her breath against the stench of rotting pizzeria refuse, shook off the...

You have to have a core idea that can be sustained over three books – take your vision expand on it, add characters, create a lush story. Take the kernel of story from the first book and developing it more fully. Drawbacks – it’s not the right time or the right story....

The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus is the premier reference for writers and readers in general who wish to improve their knowledge about human behaviour, particularly as it relates to the impact of painful events in shaping our lives and our actions in the present. The...

I was privileged to have been randomly selected to do an early review of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus. As excited as I was to have early access to another invaluable resource from Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi, I was nervous about tackling a text of several...

One of the biggest decisions we make as a writer. The point of view we choose directly dictates what kind of experience be our readers will get. Omniscient - all knowing (not used much) 3rd person – limited (When using multiple narrators, be careful of head-hopping)...

I'm a huge note-taker. I suppose that dates back to my days sitting in dim lecture halls with a hundred other slightly bored and sometimes hungover undergraduates. Listening to the StoryMasters chat about the writing craft was an amazing experience. James Scott Bell,...

Dwayne Clayden - FIRST AID 4 WRITERS - weekly writing tips for authors wanting to bring accuracy to their writing and realism to medical, police, EMS and disaster scenes. They look at first line, first page, maybe the first ew pages – if you don’t hook them by then,...

You have to have a core idea that can be sustained over three books – take your vision expand on it, add characters, create a lush story. Take the kernel of story from the first book and developing it more fully. Drawbacks – it’s not the right time or the write story....

To be believable, you have to be comfortable with the genre. Read fight scenes - adapt and retread your favourites Read famous examples: Sword fight in Scaramouche Bullfights in The Sun Also Rises Intense Violence in Naked Lunch Anything by Lee Child - Jack Reacher...